Devices and methods for normal and enhanced coverage compatability
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsAnshul Kumar GUPTA, Rishav DEV, Neelesh ANIMIREDDY
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Abstract
Methods and devices for providing normal and enhanced coverage cell selection and reselection capabilities, including the acquisition and monitoring of enhanced coverage information while camped on a cell in normal coverage, implementation of a threshold for a cell selection criteria prior to transitioning between normal and enhanced coverage while camped on a cell, and introduction of priority lists for cell reselection.
Claims25
A communication device for wireless communications, the communication device comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- acquire a primary information from at least one network access node, wherein the primary information from the at least one network access node comprises an indication that a network access node supports enhanced coverage;
- prior to or while camped on a cell of the network access node, acquire a first information corresponding to normal coverage from the network access node and a second information corresponding to enhanced coverage from the network access node;
- and
- camp on the cell of the network access node in normal coverage based on the first information.
A communication device for wireless communications, the communication device comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- camp on a cell of a network access node in a first coverage mode;
- evaluate whether a selected coverage mode satisfies a signal quality criteria for a predetermined threshold, wherein the predetermined threshold is a specified amount of time based on an out of service timer during which the signal quality criteria is satisfied or a plurality of evaluations for which the signal quality criteria is satisfied;
- and
- delay, based on the evaluation, a switch to a second coverage mode to camp on the cell.
A communication device for wireless communications, the communication device comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- detect at least one additional cell when camped on a first cell;
- and
- assign the detected additional cell to:
- a first list comprising cells for camping on in normal coverage;
- a second list comprising cells for camping on in enhanced coverage;
- or
- a third list comprising cells for possible camping on in enhanced coverage,
- wherein enhanced coverage comprises at least one of a higher rate of signaling or an increase in signal transmission power between the communication device and a network access node.
A method for a communication device to perform wireless communications, the method comprising:
- acquiring a primary information from at least one network access node, wherein the primary information from the at least one network access node comprises an indication a network access node supports enhanced coverage;
- acquiring a first information corresponding to normal coverage from the network access node and a second information corresponding to enhanced coverage from the network access node;
- and
- camping on a cell of the network access node in normal coverage based on the first information;
- wherein the first information and the second information are acquired prior to or while camped on the cell in normal coverage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.